Virtually every property for sale in the state below $300k is presented as a Potential Money Maker, with next to, and often no, information about, like, the neighborhood, the town, anything around it, etc. The industry fully expects that no one will *ever* both own and live in these structures.
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'And it is neither liberty, nor justice, when we surrender to the myth, that if some are to win, others must lose.' - Don Berwick, he/him
Bread and CircusesThis is horrifying and disgusting. 🤮
Sometimes I think the rest of nature (what’s left of it) will erupt into cheers when humans finally go extinct.
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A new disease has been described in seabirds, but it might just be the tip of the iceberg.
Rather than being caused by viruses or bacteria, "plasticosis" is caused by small pieces of plastic which inflame the digestive tract. Over time, persistent inflammation causes tissues to become scarred and deformed, with knock-on effects on growth, digestion, and survival.
Dr. Alex Bond [@TheLabAndField], who co-authored the study, says, "While these birds can look healthy on the outside, they're not doing well on the inside."
"This study is the first time that stomach tissue has been investigated in this way and shows that plastic consumption can cause serious damage to these birds' digestive system."
While plasticosis is only known from one species so far, the scale of plastic pollution means that it may be much more widespread. It could even be having impacts on human health.
FULL ARTICLE -- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-plasticosis-disease-plastic-affecting-seabirds.html
Woodrow PeelTarot reader flipped over the "Guy Who Gets Killed Cleaning The Animal
Cages" card and she says they typically aren’t that specific.
Christopher MimsThis is not a drill.
The nightmare scenario for personal privacy in a world where women are stripped of their reproductive rights is coming to pass:
Meta, Google, other tech companies are providing police with evidence to help prosecute women who seek or perform abortions
internetarchiveThe lawsuit we're fighting isn’t just about the Internet Archive. It will determine the future of all libraries & their patrons, including those with print disabilities. #Accesstoknowledge for diverse communities will be impacted 🌍
Over the next 20 days until we go to court, we’ll be giving you 20 reasons to care about this lawsuit. We can’t wait to introduce you to the teachers, doctors, journalists & many more who rely on our lending library #EmpoweringLibraries https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive
Hachette v. Internet Archive
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with co-counsel Morrison Foerster LLP, is defending the Internet Archive against a lawsuit that threatens its Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program.The Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library, preserving and providing access to cultural artifacts...
AndreaThe Great Firewall of Texas is coming: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/texas-republican-wants-isps-to-block-a-wide-range-of-abortion-websites/
Sam Bowne 
Florida fascists go all-in on ending freedom of the press
Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state | WFLA
Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state
Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines.
NPR fielding endless discussions about the 'fairness' of loan forgiveness, today, while I was ferrying my ma around - really important to remind oneself that fairness is not a metric the US government much avails itself of when deciding how to act, and who to act for, or against.
That's the scary bit about propaganda - a pretty small % of the folks who are spouting it are doing so knowingly. Most believe it bc it is essentially all they know, so there's no sense of conflict in repeating it.
It would be almost comforting to know someone actually wanted every moment of every show to be unmitigated horror and suffering, with the payoff amounting to knowing whether or not there will be another season of unmitigated horror and suffering.
